Sanders: I'll do a better job explaining democratic socialism

Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) said in an interview broadcast Monday that he intends to do a better job explaining what he means by the term “democratic socialism” as the GOP seeks to use the concept as a line of attack in the 2020 presidential race.

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“What I mean by democratic socialism is that I want a vibrant democracy,” Sanders told NPR. “I find it interesting that people who criticize me are busy actively involved in voter suppression, trying to keep people of color or low-income people from voting, because they don’t want a vibrant democracy. I do.”

He added that the idea of democratic socialism means that all people in the U.S. should have a “decent standard of living.”

“That’s not utopian dreaming; that is a reality,” he told the public radio network. “Health care for all can be done and we can save money in doing it. We can have a minimum wage which is a living wage, and I’m delighted to see that you know, right now, five states already passed $15 an hour minimum wage. The House of Representatives is gonna do it. We have got to do that.”

Sanders is a self-described democratic socialist, but other 2020 Democratic candidates have sought to distance themselves from the label and stress their support of capitalism.

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